Washington and Lee University
LEXINGTON, Va. – Senior forward Whitt Larkin (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) notched one goal and dished out two assists as the Washington and Lee men’s soccer team posted a 3-0 victory over Ferrum on Wednesday afternoon at Watt Field.
The Generals (8-3-1) struck early in the first half when Larkin found senior midfielder John Lindsay (Cockeysville, Md./Loyola Blakefield), who headed the ball past FC sophomore goalkeeper Chris Taylor (Roanoke, Va./Northside) at 23:07 to take a 1-0 lead at the break.
Lindsay opened the second-half scoring when he found the back of the net off of a feed from Larkin at the 64:56 mark. Larkin then netted an unassisted goal just 1:46 later en route to the three-goal victory.
W&L outshot Ferrum, 19-4, and held a 14-3 edge in corner kicks.
Sophomore netminder Ben Bartlett (Towson, Md./McDonogh) and first-year Alex Lambert (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Chaminade) split time in goal for the Generals. Bartlett registered two saves, while Lambert did not face any shots. Taylor and sophomore Ben Pittsley (Woodbridge, Va./Douglas) also shared time between the pipes for the Panthers (2-12). Taylor notched three saves, while Pittsley did not make face any shots.
W&L returns to action on Saturday when it travels Marymount for a 1:00 pm game.
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Scoring Summary:
W&L – John Lindsay (Whitt Larkin) – 23:07
W&L – John Lindsay (Whitt Larkin) – 64:56
W&L – Whitt Larkin (unassisted) – 65:10
Goalkeeping:
W&L – Ben Bartlett - 76:25 – 0 GA, 2 saves
W&L – Alex Lambert – 13:35 – 0 GA, 0 saves
FC – Chris Taylor – 69:01 – 3 GA, 3 saves
FC – Ben Pittsley – 20:59 – 0 GA, 0 saves
Team Stats:
W&L – 19 shots, 14 corner kicks, 2 saves, 8 fouls
FC – 4 shots, 3 corner kicks, 3 saves, 14 fouls, 1 yellow card (Tamiko Aptsiauri – 54:04)
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